Early wickets cost us: Kumble

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble today said his side will have to seriously work on keeping wickets intact in the early overs if they have to win the remaining Indian Premier League matches.

Chasing a challenging target 158, the Royal Challengers were four wickets down for 58 after the 10th over and they fell short of Mumbai total by 16 runs, and Kumble said losing too many early wickets was the main reason behind their loss.

"We lost too many wickets at the start (of run chase) and probably that was the main reason (for the loss). That's what we need to look at seriously," Kumble said after the match.

Kumble also said Rahul Dravid's run out midway in their run chase was a huge blow to the team's hopes of chasing down the Mumbai target.

"I think Rahul's run out was crucial. It was a crucial wicket for us. If he was there till the end it was still a good wicket to bat and we could have chased it down," he said.

The former India captain lauded South African Mark Boucher for his valiant unbeaten 33-ball 48-run effort at the end.

"Boucher is someone who played till the end and try and finish the game for us, but unfortunately it was too many runs at the end for him," he said.